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Wing Chun - An Introduction
The origins of Wing Chun can be traced back to the Ching Dynasty in China over 250 years ago. During this time 90% of the Chinese race, the Hons, were unjustly ruled by the remaining 10%, the Manchus. The Manchus placed unjust laws over the Hons and banned them from the use of weapons and Kung Fu training.Read more…Blended Martial Arts for Self Defense
I’ve never been one to enjoy performing hours and hours of kata. That doesn’t mean I don’t like to practice my martial arts moves, just that I prefer them to be more active and realistic.Over the years, I have searched for an effective martial arts style that fits my stature and my mental outlook.Read more…Kung Fu Styles
Since kung fu is more than 1,000 years old, there are hundreds of styles of kung fu. Old styles are mixed to create new styles. Then there are many families of styles.Read more…Basic Self Defense
The First lesson to learn in Self-Defense is that you are important. The most valuable possession you will ever have is you. No-one has the right to hurt, intimidate or harass you.Read more…Martial Arts versus Self Defense
I would never disrespect one fighting art over another. I would recommend that you look into the various types available to you and ensure the one that you choose satisfies your criteria, whether you want to be more involved in a traditional art, a competitive sport, keep fit, a family recreation or purely for self defense. Go and watch a few classes and see what you think for yourself, talk to the instructor and if it's Self defense that you are interested in and then ensure that they dedicate a large portion of their instruction specifically to self defense training.Read more…How to Study Karate or Other Martial Arts and Still Be Good at Self-Defense
There are literally dozens of reasons to study the martial arts. Everyday, countless numbers of children and adults take up the practice and study of such martial arts as karate, judo, aikido, as well as many other mixed or ecclectic forms. And, for the most part, a student will probably find what he or she is looking for in the program that they choose.Read more…Why Do Black Belt Martial Artists Get Beat Up By Street Fighters?
If you want to learn to defend yourself, you join a karate school, right? After all, anyone who has a high ranking black belt and a slew of shiny trophies proudly displayed in their window should be able to teach you how to survive one of the worst situations that could ever happen to a human being... Right?Read more…Why Don't Gangbangers Fear Karate Black Belts?
Ever wonder why gang members and tough-guys make fun of karate students? Even Black Belts? After all, don't they know that these people are highly trained fighting machines capable of breaking bricks and boards with their bare-hands, able to execute flying double kicks, and posses the ability to disarm an attacker armed with any weapon?Read more…Increase the Effect of your Strikes - Punch and Kick Harder
Your strikes can be made more effective in many ways:• Use your body – As an example you could punch by moving just your arm and possibly hit reasonably hard but it makes far more sense to practice better techniques. Practice a stance that will give you a firm base to punch from, the punch starts right down from the foot where a twisting motion is initiated, push your knee, push your hips, rotate at the waste and rotate your shoulders all whilst extending your arm to punch. It is a way to focus more muscle into a punch than just arm speed.Read more…The Simplest Form of Defense is Attack
In a very stressful situation, the pressure, confusion or adrenalin has affected you to a point so you cannot remember even simple techniques but if there is one point to work on here is to practice striking straight back at your attacker, targeting weak or sensitive areas. No attack on you should go unanswered! Practice targeting and striking Techniques often enough and you can make these simple reactions as part of your muscle memory, this way you can react automatically without having to think about what your next move will be.Read more…How to Effectively Use Improvised Weapons
There are many items around each day that could be used as a self defense weapon.In this issue of our self defense newsletter I'm going to explain how to use five of the most common items which most people have access to.Before I start explaining how to use each of these improvised weapons, I want to emphasize a few important points.Read more…Bruce Lee and Wing Chun
If you consider yourself a gentle person and never would expect to be involved into any fight or life-threatening confrontation, but still want to learn how to protect yourself and your family in case you were to be engaged in a life or death situation, then I'd highly suggest you consider Wing Chun, a Chinese Kung Fu system popularized by one of the greatest martial artists of all times - Bruce Lee, as your best choice of self defense system.It's a system that is simple and yet powerful. Its advantages have been well appreciated by professionals worldwide whose lives depend on their abilities to engage and win in life- threatening combats.Read more…Overcome Fear in a Confrontation
Consider for a moment what it is that makes us feel scared in a fight or attack situation; is it the fact that you may get seriously hurt, raped, disfigured or even killed by this person standing in front of you? You have loved ones; Children, Husbands, Wives, Brothers or Sisters etc…. waiting for you at home that you feel you may never see again.Read more…Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Belt Requirements
Belt levels are important for several reasons beyond the traditionally obvious; they allow us to place techniques in order of importance and build in a logical order. Just as anything you build, the foundation must be solid first and will determine the limits of our structure. The belt ranks help us to award students for their achievements, time in and aid in goal-setting.Read more…Aikido, Defending Yourself without Violence
Aikido is a Budo ( Japanese Martial art ) essentially created for defensive purposes. It was founded by Morihei Ueshiba in the course of the 20th century between the 1930’s and 1960’s( officially recognized by the Japanese government in 1940 under the name of Aikibudo)and based on ancient disciplines like Jujutsu, Daito Ryu, fencing and Aikijutsu. The Master’s vision was to create a martial art that would allow for one to defend himself against any type of adversary with no violence or as little as possible.Read more…Budget Travel for Martial Arts Karate Tournaments
Once martial arts competitors and coaches decide to follow one of the large karate circuits like NASKA or NBL, it will soon be realized that participation in this sport can be very expensive. Many years ago, I attended a seminar conducted by Charlie Lee and he said that the only main difference between many national and local competitors is that the national ones have the funds to travel. I’ve been on both the NBL and NASKA circuits.Read more…A Martial Artist's View of The Film: "Gandhi"
Mohandas Gandhi was one of the central figures who compelled the British to relinquish control of India, their colony, until 1947.He is best known for endorsing a philosophy of nonviolent opposition to injustice, but don’t let that fool you.As this film stunningly shows, Gandhi was one of the toughest souls to walk the Earth.Read more…Martial Arts Supplies
Martial arts are increasingly becoming sports in the contemporary world, with fighting styles such as boxing, tae kwon do and judo being turned into competitions. The popularity of marital arts has also resulted in the innovation of martial art supplies.Martial arts supplies can be divided into the categories of uniforms, sparring gear, equipment, shoes and clothing.Read more…Martial Art Schools
Martial arts differ from unarmed brawling in their organized techniques, coherent system and codification of effective teaching methods. Although there are many styles of martial arts, most of them share the common goal of physically defeating a person or defending oneself.Every martial arts school has its own goal; some classes teach students to become effective competitors in tournaments, while other classes attempt to teach the students to defend themselves effectively against anticipated situations.Read more…Martial Art Equipment
Martial arts equipment not only reduces the dangers associated with the fighting system but also aids in increasing the efficiency of a fighter. As martial arts can be a dangerous sport, it is recommended to buy quality safety equipment, preferably branded equipment such as Century, Macho and Tiger Claw. Some of the typical martial arts equipment and sparring gears are body shields, chest guards, feet pads, hand pads, headgear and mouthpiece.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Martial Arts category
- How Would Today's Martial Artist Stack Up in a True Warrior Society? - By: Damian Ross
Not long ago the public was reintroduced to the Spartans and their warrior culture thanks to the film 300 based off of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name. This latest retelling of events that happen in Greece in 480 BC shouldn't be considered historically accurate; it was never intended to be that way. None the less, the real Spartans even without their "Hollywood Personas" still remain impressive to this day. They were truly a martial society. They understood that in order to remain free you must always be ready to fight. Love of country and each other along with disciplined training made them an unstoppable force. They claimed to be descended from Hercules, but they didn't just talk the talk they walked the walk. Ancient Sparta had no need for walls; it relied on its fighting men alone to protect her. - The Economics of Self Defense - By: Damian Ross
The following is a letter I received: "I'm a 52 year old guy who has been pretty active lifting weights for about 20 years but about a year ago I found myself in a situation where a guy suckered me and I friggin was so intimidated that I walked away with my tail between my legs. Thankfully the only damage was to my ego cause I totally wimped out in front of my buddies who were there... but more importantly I realized that I was totally unprepared to defend either myself or my family should the occasion arise. - MMA Digest - By: Rodger Hopkins
The UFC started its journey on the 12th of November, 1993 and gained enormous fame in a very short time pushing other sports to the back seat. The popularity of the sport is almost unimaginable. - Can Martial Arts and Self Defense Training Prepare Our Children for a School Shooting? - By: Damian Ross
The subject hits home to everyone. At one point our biggest safety issue in school was bullying. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. Over the past few years, school shootings have been increasing in frequency and in violence. Imagine, there you are, going through your every day routine, thinking about your next class, upcoming test or joking with your friends and then all of the sudden you are in the middle of a war zone, your world is turned upside down.... - "The Deadliest Man Alive" - The Truth behind the Legend of Count Dante - By: Damian Ross
Any comic book fan of the 1960's will know about "Count Dante, The Deadliest Man Alive." His menacing grimace and "tiger stance" graced the back cover of all major comic books portraying him as another character in the comic itself. - The Black Belt Myth - By: Damian Ross
Every once in a while I get an email from some misguided and offended martial artist with his or her knickers in a twist telling me where I go wrong by saying "Martial Arts will Fail You Every time". But facts are facts. - Martial Arts Training And Self Defense: Do You Take Yours 'Trained or Untrained' - By: Damian Ross
Like religion and politics, martial arts are not for a lack of it's zealots. Decide right now, you can either A. Continue to "sip the kool-aide" or B. Look to improve and learn. One criticism about our training material is that it is simple and could only work against some one who is untrained. What the hell does this mean, exactly? Does trained mean a woman who takes muay thai or the serial rapist, sociopath who has successfully applied his trade a dozen times? Does it apply to the mixed martial artists or the bag-man on a pick up? Who do you want to fight for your life against, the martial artist or emotionally disturbed person (EPD) who gargles with pepper spray? - Keep it Official with Trendy Martial Arts Clothing - By: Kimberly Green
Who is your favorite fighter?? Show off your hostility with MMA Clothing and check out the wide, wide world of Mixed Martial Arts. - MMA Clothing to Represent The New Violent Spectator Sport of Choice, Bye Bye Boxing - By: Kimberly Green
Apparently our threshold for violence has increased, because boxing doesn't seem to cut it for us anymore, adding variables to fighting methods keeps the art ever more challenging to master and entertaining to watch. - My KUNG-FU is Better Than Your KUNG-FU: Which Martial Arts Style is The BEST Martial Arts Style - By: Damian Ross
By Damian Ross of The Self Defense Company It first started long ago when some unkown combat aficionado first posed the question: "Which is BETTER, boxing or wrestling' ?"